Lyrics

Being soft does not mean being available.
Being kind does not mean being easy.
Peace is not weakness.
It is protected.

I move slow now, like honey in the light
No more running through somebody else’s night
I don’t chase storms, I don’t dress wounds in gold
I don’t hold hands with what leaves me cold

Silk on my skin, but my standards are steel
I learned the difference between love and a deal
Pretty little smile, but I know what it costs
To keep giving access to people who are lost

I can be tender, I can be sweet
But I don’t fall down at everybody’s feet
Grace in my voice, fire in my spine
I don’t cross my own sacred line

Soft life, hard boundaries
Silk dress, sharp blade underneath
I can be gentle, I can be kind
But I don’t let chaos sleep in my mind

Soft life, hard boundaries
Rose lips, locked doors, inner peace
I am the garden, I am the gate
Love me right or love me from far away

Soft life
Hard boundaries
Love me right or love me from far away

I light candles for the woman I became
She stopped calling pain by a prettier name
No more proving I deserve to rest
No more giving my worst to be loved at my best

I want sunlight through linen, fruit on a plate
A quiet little life with an opulent fate
But don’t confuse softness with having no say
I can bless you and still walk away

I can be warm, but I won’t be burned
I can forgive, but the key won’t return
Grace in my eyes, truth in my tone
I am complete when I’m alone

Soft life, hard boundaries
Silk dress, sharp blade underneath
I can be gentle, I can be kind
But I don’t let chaos sleep in my mind

Soft life, hard boundaries
Rose lips, locked doors, inner peace
I am the garden, I am the gate
Love me right or love me from far away

Soft life
Hard boundaries
Love me right or love me from far away

I choose peace
I choose me
I choose rooms where my soul can breathe

I choose light
I choose ease
I don’t beg for what should come freely

A woman can be soft and still say no.
A woman can be loving and still leave.
A woman can have a beautiful heart
and still not hand it to everyone who knocks.

I used to think love meant opening every door
Letting people take until I had no more
Now I know softness needs somewhere to live
And I won’t destroy myself just to give

My peace has a price
My time has a name
My body is sacred
My energy, flame

So enter with honor
Or don’t enter at all
I am not afraid
Of an empty hall

Soft life, hard boundaries
Silk dress, sharp blade underneath
I can be gentle, I can be kind
But I don’t let chaos sleep in my mind

Soft life, hard boundaries
Rose lips, locked doors, inner peace
I am the garden, I am the gate
Love me right or love me from far away

Soft life, hard boundaries
Pearl heart, gold soul, steady feet
I am the softness, I am the blade
I am the woman my silence made

Do not mistake my softness for permission.
Do not mistake my peace for emptiness.
This life is gentle
because I guard it.

Soft life
Hard boundaries
Love me from far away